DIScovered Sweden!

Last weekend, I went to the Kullaberg Peninsula in Sweden with 36 other DIS students. The weekend was jam-packed with picturesque views, delicious food, and unforgettable adventures.

To my surprise, the ferry ride to Sweden was a mere 20 minutes long. Leaving the port in Denmark, you could actually see Sweden from the ferry.

Goodbye, Denmark! The castle depicted is actually Hamlet’s castle.

The view of Sweden from the Denmark port.

Our first day consisted of a 20 kilometer canoe trip down the Rönne river, which ends in Ängelholm on the west coast of Sweden.

The Ronne River

We also hiked down to the Nimis driftwood sculptures and Arx by Lars Vilks. Nimis and Arx are situated in Ladonia- a micronation that’s roughly 1 square kilometers in size within the Kullaberg Nature Reserve. It was created by Lars Vilks after several years of battling with the Swedish government. Ladonia has it’s own language (consisting of “waaaall” and “ÿp”), it’s own currency (Örtug which equals about 1 Euro of 10 Swedish Krona), it’s own flag, it’s own timezone (3 minutes off of Sweden’s time), and two national anthems (one of them being the sound of a stone hitting water). You can actually apply to be a Ladonia citizen online for a fee of $30 USD, however all citizens are nomadic.

A cross right beside Himmelstorp, a farmhouse at the beginning of the trail to Nimis.

Starting the climb through Nimis! It’s more or less an adult jungle gym.

At the top of Wotan Tower in Ladonia

Nimis in all its glory

Arx

The beautiful Swedish countryside

After our hike to Nimis, we returned to our hostel for a BBQ, some Danish lawn games, and some good ol’ smores.

A view of the sunset from the hostel.

The next day, we went back to the Kullaberg Nature Reserve for some orienteering (which is actually just a fancy way of saying scavenger hunt, I realized) and rappelling! Our orienteering took us to some beautiful landmarks around the Kullaberg Peninsula.

The descent to Visit Cave

Visit Cave

The Kullaberg Peninsula’s rocky coast

A view of the cliff we would later rappel down!

The rappel was about 83 feet!

And finally, the last stop of our trip was to Flickorna Lundgren, a local cafe where we were able to taste some delicious Swedish desserts including vanilla Swedish hearts!

Vanilla Swedish hearts!

Although my time in Sweden was short, it was an unforgettable weekend.

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